Security

The shallow Baltic Sea holds deep secrets about a hybrid war on NATO

BERLIN — The shallow waters of the Baltic Sea have become a secondary arena of confrontation in the larger standoff between the East and the West. Fears of hybrid warfare, coupled with key vulnerabilities on both sides, make this narrow stretch of water one of the key...
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South Korea commissions its first next-generation Aegis destroyer

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — South Korea’s navy formally received the first of a new class of guided-missile destroyer equipped with the Aegis combat system late last month. Such vessels, equipped to counter ballistic missiles, are deemed vital to help Seoul neutralize...
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US strikes 75 ISIS targets in Syria after Assad regime collapses

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — American forces in the Middle East pounded central Syria Sunday in a massive round of strikes just a day after the country’s government crumbled. U.S. Central Command said that its warplanes conducted “dozens” of airstrikes on more than 75 sites,...
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China-Russia cooperation poses rising threat in Arctic, Pentagon warns

For years, the U.S. has been pushed by military officials and lawmakers to devote more resources to the rapidly evolving Arctic environment, but it is a recent surge in regional collaboration between China and Russia that is giving rise to an all-new sense of urgency....
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